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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Matt Heppe on August 29, 2013, 09:39:30 pm

Title: Iron age shirt and Neolithic arrows found in melting glacier in Norway
Post by: Matt Heppe on August 29, 2013, 09:39:30 pm

Interesting article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23849332 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23849332)

There are some images of the slate arrowheads.

Title: Re: Iron age shirt and Neolithic arrows found in melting glacier in Norway
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 29, 2013, 10:07:36 pm

I wonder if that shirt was the one my great grandfather Olav used to go on and on about?

The archery equipment is certainly of interest to the historians, but this shirt really packs a fantastic punch.  Garments were rarely preserved in any great quantity, and even more rarely are they whole garments like this one.  When you figure the number of hours of labor and effort went into collecting the wool, cleaning, carding, spinning, weaving, and then sewing the garment you will start to understand why few were preserved.  Fabric items were so valuable they were used, patched, used, patched again and again until there was nothing left but patch material for the next item of clothing.  Neat stuff.

Title: Re: Iron age shirt and Neolithic arrows found in melting glacier in Norway
Post by: bowtarist on August 29, 2013, 10:54:41 pm

Sounds cool! Won't load on the dial-up though. I'll check it out in the morning at work. dp

Title: Re: Iron age shirt and Neolithic arrows found in melting glacier in Norway
Post by: crooketarrow on August 30, 2013, 08:42:22 am

   SWEET
   I love this kinda stuff.
                       THANKS
                                ROY

Title: Re: Iron age shirt and Neolithic arrows found in melting glacier in Norway
Post by: NeolithicMan on August 30, 2013, 09:38:16 am

So kool... except for everything melting. still, an incredible find. wonder if we will find another Otzi, or even older remains.